Western Asset Premier Bond Fund Stock Forecast, Price & News

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Western Asset Premier Bond Fund saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 10,000 shares, a decline of 47.1% from the July 29th total of 18,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 27,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.
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Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's stock was trading at $12.45 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WEA stock has increased by 15.8% and is now trading at $14.42.
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Western Asset Premier Bond Fund declared a monthly dividend on Friday, May 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.066 per share on Friday, October 1st. This represents a $0.79 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 22nd.
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Western Asset Premier Bond Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.06%.
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Some companies that are related to Western Asset Premier Bond Fund include (DP3D.L) (DP3D), (WDE.AX) (WDE), 360 Capital Digital Infrastructure Fund (GDC), 360 Capital Digital Infrastructure Fund (TDI), 360 Capital Enhanced Income Fund (TCF), 3i Group (TGOPF), 3i Group (TGOPY), 8IP Emerging Companies (8EC), Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund (IAF), Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF), Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Absolute Equity Performance Fund (AEG), Ackermans & Van Haaren (ACKB), Acorn Capital Investment Fund (ACQ) and Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Western Asset Premier Bond Fund investors own include AT&T (T), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Verizon Communications (VZ), AllianceBernstein (AB), BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund (CII), International Business Machines (IBM), Altria Group (MO), The Southern (SO), Seagate Technology (STX) and Plains All American Pipeline (PAA).

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WEA."

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include 1607 Capital Partners LLC (0.00%), Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.00%), ProVise Management Group LLC (0.00%), Morgan Stanley (0.00%), Morgan Stanley (0.00%) and LPL Financial LLC (0.00%).
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WEA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 1607 Capital Partners LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Sit Investment Associates Inc., Invesco Ltd., Stifel Financial Corp, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co..
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WEA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including MML Investors Services LLC, Fiera Capital Corp, ProVise Management Group LLC, Mid Atlantic Financial Management Inc. ADV, LPL Financial LLC, Shaker Financial Services LLC, Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley.
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Shares of WEA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WEA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.42.

The official website for Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is www.leggmason.com.

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is headquartered at 385 E Colorado Blvd, PASADENA, CA 91101-1923, United States.